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I'm not sure how much good the following little video will do. What it has to say about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") is factually accurate. Of necessity it leaves a lot out, but if anything it ends up understating … Continue reading →

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has lately attacked Barack Obama for advocating higher education, John F Kennedy for favoring separation of church and state, and doctors in U.S. and the Netherlands for supposedly being a bunch of rabid serial killers. … Continue reading →

Reese Witherspoon is an overworked emergency room doctor in San Francisco with no social life. Her sister invites her to dinner to meet a supposed nice guy, but driving there, after over 24 hours on duty, she gets into a … Continue reading →

It’s very hard to describe this film in a way that does it justice. For one thing, the plot sounds contrived and ridiculous. But it’s actually a very likable movie with an appealing cast of characters and some fine actors … Continue reading →

The BBC has an interesting infographic on the ocean. As you scroll down the depth gauge on the right updates and you see various things you can click on to bring up a photo with explanatory text or a video … Continue reading →

Part of the Mormon faith involves performing proxy baptisms of the deceased. While undoubtedly well-intentioned, it offends members of other religious traditions. Stephen Colbert's take on it is both interesting and hilarious: by … Continue reading →

This is common knowledge to most people in investing, but it's worth repeating anyway: The U.S. stock market, as measured by major market indices such as the S&P 500, on the whole does substantially better under Democratic presidential administrations than … Continue reading →

As mentioned in a previous post, retailers such as Target routinely track what their customers are doing and interchange that information with other businesses through information brokers. Here's Stephen Colbert's take on that: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full … Continue reading →